Waver blinked "A Homunculus with an Archer? Not exactly the best choice. If I had all that prana, I'd go for a good Berserker."

Rider rubbed his chin in thought "This presents several problems. An Archer's only real drain on their master is use of their noble phantasm. If that could be mitigated, it doesn't matter who they are if they can fire off their phantasm without worry."

Waver's eyes widened as something akin to fear flashed across his face. He then glanced at Saber and Joseph "Was there any family crest on her person?"

Waver nods "If she doesn't have a mark on her, then she definitly isn't an Einzbern Homonculus."

He shivers "Which is... concerning."

Rider raises an eyebrow "How so young master?"

"The only other family capable of making homunculus on the level that they can pass for human is the Hildebrand's, and from last I checked they were destroyed. Their entire manner and work destroyed by a freak explosion."

"So we have nothing to worry?"

Waver shook his head "No, any homunculi by itself is a magical siege engine of power. The Hildebrand's didn't have the raw power that the Einzbern had, but they solved the longevity of their work. A homunculus with battle experience, and operating a servant that only uses prana for it's Noble Phantasm. Devastating doesn't even come close."

Joseph listens intently on Waver's description on a homonculi and which family is responisble for them, but despite his fear, he just can't seem to comprehend how homonculi would be a problem in this. He sighs and scratches the back of his head, "So what are you suggesting? We flee upon seeing the girl or?"

"The long and short of it yes," Waver says, "We'll need to find a way to separate them if we want a good shot at taking them out. Easier said than done I admit. But on your question, no, you don't have to flee on sight. Homunculi are incredibly powerful, but raw power only gets you so far. Hit her with an attack she doesn't see coming and she falls as easily as anyone else."

"THEN WE HAVE OUR CONQUEST!" Rider declares.

He unsheathes his shortsword before swinging it down in an arc. The sky literally breaks open as something forms from the atmosphere. Joseph and Saber hear the crackle of lightning and look up just in time to see an Ox chariot come in for a landing in the yard. Rider sheaths the sword and smiles at his mount, "Now then, shall we set off?"

"And marking him so I can locate him later." Waver says, holding up a necklace. A map of the city came up in the air, a part of it blinking where the group was.

He then pulled out a slip of paper, "This is a contract that I have already signed my name to. It forces me to give up any magic ties I have to your master so the second this alliance is over I can't find him."

Joseph layed on the ground staring up at the sky, completely dumbfounded and confused on what happened as his body would occasionally spasm. He came to an agreement that he was shocked. By the chariot somehow. Groaning, he sat up and looked at rider, "You know a simple "Don't get on the chariot" would've been nice."

He turned towards Saber, bowing at the waist with perhaps even more respect than he did his own servant, "It was never my intention to permanently hurt your master. I only wished to foster a greater sense of security between us. With this, Rider will be able to come to his location no matter where he is in the city."

He held out the contract, "And, as I stated before, everything that I can do to apologize is in this binding contract."

Joseph staggered back up to his feet, leaning heavily on his knees till he got feelings back in his body. He exhaled as the pain subsided and gave a friendly grin, "Yeah, I should've known better. Anywho, where are we heading now?"